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Proprioception
The ability to sense stimuli arising within the body. Even if you are blindfolded, you know through proprioception if your arm is above your head or hanging by your side. The word 'proprioception' was coined in 1906 by the English…
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- Malleus A tiny bone shaped like a minute mallet in the middle ear. The malleus transmits the sound vibrations from…
- Pelvis, female See: Female pelvis
- Induced menopause Menopause: Menopause may be due to an unusual ('unnatural') event. It is induced when the ovaries are…
- Scuba health Common medical problems in scuba diving include cuts, scrapes and other injuries to the arms and legs and…
- Athymic mouse A laboratory mouse lacking a thymus gland. Athymic mice have no T cells and useful in research because they…
- Paragonimiasis Infection with the trematode (parasitic worm) Paragonimus. More than 10 species of trematodes (flukes) of the…
- Erosion An erosion is an eating away of a surface. ('Erodere' in Latin means to eat out.) For example, a skin erosion…
- Attenuated FAP Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
- Lower segment Cesarian section (LSCS) A Cesarian section in which the surgical incision (cut) is made in the lower segment of the uterus
- Left atrium The upper right chamber of the heart. The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it…